MASSACHUSETTS 2A HOISTING LICENSE
PROFESSIONAL EXCAVATION AND
LOADER PREP QUESTIONS AND
ACCURATE ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● What type of equipment requires a
H/H license in Mass?
Answer: 10 feet or either, 1/4 cu/yd 500 pounds
●● How many pounds in a ton?
Answer: 2000 pounds
●● What type of system is used when working on de-energized
circuitry?
Answer: Lock out/Tag out
●● All welding and cutting on hoisting equipment must be done in
accordance with what code?
Answer: 1998 ASME Chapter IX
●● What type of protection is required for hoisting operation?
Answer: ROPS, Heat, Seatbelts, Shatterproof Glass, and Hardhats
,●● What regulatory authority governs hoisting in Mass?
Answer: 520 CMR 6.00
●● What does CMR stand for?
Answer: Code of Massachusetts Regulation
●● What chapter applies to Hoisting?
Answer: Chapter 146 section 53-54A
●● When loading a 10 wheeler; how do you approach the truck?
Answer: Low and Slow, load front to back
●● How do you carry the load?
Answer: Close to the ground
●● How close can you mechanically dig to a known utility?
Answer: 18"
●● When driving a loader down hill, what should you not do?
Answer: Raise the bucket or put the machine in neutral
,●● When filling a trench should you use the backhoe bucket in a
sweeping motion?
Answer: No it can cause mechanical failure
●● What are supper extensions used for?
Answer: To dig deeper
●● When rowing, not trailing a backhoe or ladder; what speed should
you not exceed?
Answer: 5 mph
●● What does articulate mean on a wheel loader?
Answer: Bends in the middle
●● What is the "slow moving triangle" and what speed can they not
exceed?
Answer: Red triangle with orange center, 25 mph
●● What is coupling the brakes?
Answer: Locking the brakes together, used when traveling on the road
●● Can you run a machine inside a building?
Answer: Yes with scrubbers, adequate ventilation, and monitoring
, ●● Scavenging air is what?
Answer: Taking in air naturally
●● Supercharging air is what?
Answer: Supercharging air is forcing in air
●● How does fuel in a gas engine ignite?
Answer: Heat, Spark and Combustion
●● What OSHA rules govern rigging equipment?
Answer: OSHA 1926.251
●● What does a governor do on a engine?
Answer: Controls the RPM
●● What causes starving on a hydraulic system?
Answer: Low fluid, dirty filter,leak, or kinked hoses
●● Name 5 requirements for refueling hoisting equipment?
Answer: Shut off the engine, transmission in Neutral, set the brake, no
smoking and ensure all parts are lowered to the ground
PROFESSIONAL EXCAVATION AND
LOADER PREP QUESTIONS AND
ACCURATE ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● What type of equipment requires a
H/H license in Mass?
Answer: 10 feet or either, 1/4 cu/yd 500 pounds
●● How many pounds in a ton?
Answer: 2000 pounds
●● What type of system is used when working on de-energized
circuitry?
Answer: Lock out/Tag out
●● All welding and cutting on hoisting equipment must be done in
accordance with what code?
Answer: 1998 ASME Chapter IX
●● What type of protection is required for hoisting operation?
Answer: ROPS, Heat, Seatbelts, Shatterproof Glass, and Hardhats
,●● What regulatory authority governs hoisting in Mass?
Answer: 520 CMR 6.00
●● What does CMR stand for?
Answer: Code of Massachusetts Regulation
●● What chapter applies to Hoisting?
Answer: Chapter 146 section 53-54A
●● When loading a 10 wheeler; how do you approach the truck?
Answer: Low and Slow, load front to back
●● How do you carry the load?
Answer: Close to the ground
●● How close can you mechanically dig to a known utility?
Answer: 18"
●● When driving a loader down hill, what should you not do?
Answer: Raise the bucket or put the machine in neutral
,●● When filling a trench should you use the backhoe bucket in a
sweeping motion?
Answer: No it can cause mechanical failure
●● What are supper extensions used for?
Answer: To dig deeper
●● When rowing, not trailing a backhoe or ladder; what speed should
you not exceed?
Answer: 5 mph
●● What does articulate mean on a wheel loader?
Answer: Bends in the middle
●● What is the "slow moving triangle" and what speed can they not
exceed?
Answer: Red triangle with orange center, 25 mph
●● What is coupling the brakes?
Answer: Locking the brakes together, used when traveling on the road
●● Can you run a machine inside a building?
Answer: Yes with scrubbers, adequate ventilation, and monitoring
, ●● Scavenging air is what?
Answer: Taking in air naturally
●● Supercharging air is what?
Answer: Supercharging air is forcing in air
●● How does fuel in a gas engine ignite?
Answer: Heat, Spark and Combustion
●● What OSHA rules govern rigging equipment?
Answer: OSHA 1926.251
●● What does a governor do on a engine?
Answer: Controls the RPM
●● What causes starving on a hydraulic system?
Answer: Low fluid, dirty filter,leak, or kinked hoses
●● Name 5 requirements for refueling hoisting equipment?
Answer: Shut off the engine, transmission in Neutral, set the brake, no
smoking and ensure all parts are lowered to the ground
